#zikavirus — Public Fediverse posts

Harris County's health department has launched a new online dashboard to track human cases of mosquito-borne illnesses. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2025/10/20/533799/mosquito-borne-diseases-houston-harris-county-public-health-online-dashboard/

#HarrisCounty #HealthScience #Local #News #CityOfHouston #HarrisCountyPublicHealth #Mosquitos #WestNileVirus #ZikaVirus

Zika virus secretly builds tiny tunnels to infect unborn babies. Penn State scientists reveal how—and why this discovery could stop future infections.

#ZikaVirus #InfectiousDiseases #PublicHealth

https://geekoo.news/tunnel-building-virus-how-zika-secretly-crosses-from-mother-to-fetus/

Protective threshold of a potent neutralizing #Zika virus monoclonal #antibody in rhesus #macaques

Source: Journal of Virology, https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/jvi.01429-24?af=R

ABSTRACT
Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito-borne flavivirus that caused a global pandemic in 2016–2017 with continued ongoing transmission at low levels in several countries. In the absence of an approved ZIKV vaccine, neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) provide an option for the prevention and treatment of ZIKV infection. Previous studies identified a potent neutralizing human mAb ZIKV-117 that reduced fetal infection and death in mice following ZIKV challenge. In this study, we report exquisite potency of ZIKV-117-LALA-YTE, which has been engineered to reduce Fc receptor binding and to extend half-life, in a titration study in rhesus macaques to protect against ZIKV challenge. We show complete protection at a dose of 0.016 mg/kg ZIKV-117-LALA-YTE, which resulted in median serum concentrations of 0.13 µg/mL. The high potency of this mAb supports its potential clinical development as a novel biotherapeutic intervention for ZIKV.

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#abstract #animalModels #monoclonalAntibodies #research #zikaVirus

⚡️ The Karnataka government has reported the detection of Zika virus in mosquitoes in Chikkaballapura district. They assure that the situation is well controlled, with intensified vector control measures, serum sampling of pregnant women, indoor space spraying, and information sessions. #ZikaVirus #PublicHealth https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1946920/articles/197006474/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

⚡️ Zika virus outbreak in Thailand prompts warning by Department of Disease Control. Expectant mothers at high risk due to virus transmission to unborn children, causing birth defects. Public urged to eliminate mosquito breeding sites. Pregnant women advised to protect themselves from Aedes mosquito bites. #ZikaVirus #PublicHealthSafety https://www.riskmap.com/incidents/1884437/articles/188208789/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

"#Klimawandel erhöht #Risiko für #Tropenkrankheiten in #Europa"

#Infektionskrankheiten #AsiatischeTigermücke.#DengueVirus #GelbfieberVirus #ZikaVirus

https://www.deutschlandfunk.de/klimawandel-erhoeht-risiko-fuer-tropenkrankheiten-in-europa-102.html

https://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/geld-leben/studie-klimawandel-erhoeht-risiko-fuer-tropenkrankheiten-in-europa-id66447131.html

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/klimawandel-erhoeht-risiko-fuer-tropenkrankheiten-in-europa-a-69839508-5800-4b5b-ac16-0888fdfe4925

New Zika virus lineages show increased fitness
#ZikaVirus
#Zika
#PLOS
#NeglectedTropicalDiseases
#PhenitypicAdaptation
#Mosquito
#Mosquitos
#Mozzies
#Clades
#Mutations
#ZikaEpidemic https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230209/New-Zika-virus-lineages-show-increased-fitness.aspx
>The current study, published in the journal PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases, aimed to explore the possible phenotypic adaptation of the Zika virus to increase its transmissibility and virulence in the Americas.

RT @Eurosurveillanc: This week's issue is out with an #Editorial from the team

📰https://bit.ly/EUS282

🧬#genomics #WholeGenomeSequencing #SARSCoV2 #Omicron #chinacovid #COVID19
🦟#dengue #chikungunya #zikavirus #mosquitoes #tourism #Travel
🍽️#salmonella #pork #FoodSafety #publichealth #outbreaks

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ECDC_EU/status/1613843608624574464

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